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Here's pretty cool trailer for the John Carter Of Mars flick coming out in March 2012. I just hope the green man shown at 1:13 is Tars Tarkas's anemic, runt-of-the-litter brother and not supposed to be the mighty Jeddak of Thark himself. The trailer greenie looks like he has tusks on his earlobes for cripe's sake! Tars had tusks jutting out of his lower jaw reaching nearly up to his eyes AND two torsos with four arms total. He was a massive killing machine.

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But whats up with the whole beginning w the "mr boroughs" bit? Seems disjointed.

Well, it was written that way, how ERB "originally received" the idea - from the journals of his beloved uncle, a Civil War vet who fell into bad fortune before finding that cave.

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I think it's the best way to explain John Carter's background (might be hard for film goers to keep in mind that he's not supposed be a 21st century guy on Mars otherwise), and framing the story within another this way is a pretty common sort of device.

I'm glad they kept it in the right era and didn't send "Justin Timberlake of the 21st Century" to Mars. I love that late 1800's / early 1900's period where there was no gore-tex, nylon, GPS, etc, just leather and canvas, steel and wood with a turn of modern tech creeping in a Jules Vern / ERB way. Not steampunk by any means but close.

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Be without fear in the face of thine enemies.Be brave and upright that God may love thee.Speak the truth always even if it leads to thy death.Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.That is thine oath.

I found this second trailer for John Carter when I followed Harm's Hobbit link. It looks pretty darned cool and has the knockout chick from Wolverine to boot twho reminds me of a young version of my wife:

The first three books are really one long story. Hopefully Disney will do the series justice though I suspect a few elements will be removed and some added. So far, they have done a pretty good job on the Narnia books so I am hopeful.

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If you are going through hell then don't stop. Keep going until you find the exit.

After a shooting spree, they want to take the guns away from everyone who didn't do it.

-William Burroughs

SJW is not a synonym of "leftists" or "liberals". Left-wing and right-wing positions are based on economics. SJWs are left-authoritarians which means that they are not liberals. Don't paint all leftists or liberals with the same (misguided) brush.

It would be hard not to be better than Princess of Mars, with Traci Lords.

Having my vasectomy done by an epileptic with a melon baller would be better than that.

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After a shooting spree, they want to take the guns away from everyone who didn't do it.

-William Burroughs

SJW is not a synonym of "leftists" or "liberals". Left-wing and right-wing positions are based on economics. SJWs are left-authoritarians which means that they are not liberals. Don't paint all leftists or liberals with the same (misguided) brush.

Just got back from John Carter of Mars. We took our oldest out to eat and to the movies for her birthday. It was great fun and a rollicking adventure. It was a comic book brought to life. The comics of the late 70's /early 80's were my first exposure to JCofM and this won't disappoint if you let yourself go and immerse yourself in that world. Some purists may disagree but pffft. We are taking our other kids tomorrow night and I can't wait to sit back and relax and enjoy the replay.

BTW Lynn Collins/Dejah Thoris is mesmerizing. She reminds me of the missus 25 years ago...and still, dear, if you are reading this

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Be without fear in the face of thine enemies.Be brave and upright that God may love thee.Speak the truth always even if it leads to thy death.Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong.That is thine oath.

After a shooting spree, they want to take the guns away from everyone who didn't do it.

-William Burroughs

SJW is not a synonym of "leftists" or "liberals". Left-wing and right-wing positions are based on economics. SJWs are left-authoritarians which means that they are not liberals. Don't paint all leftists or liberals with the same (misguided) brush.

Lynn Collins/Dejah Thoris is mesmerizing. She reminds me of the missus 25 years ago...and still, dear, if you are reading this

Oh god, yes...that woman is gorgeous! We (the Mrs. & I) saw it in 3D today, and we thought it was excellent. Loved it. I felt it was like watching a live-action Frazetta painting. I've never read ERB's JCM books, nor read the comic, so I had no clue what the story entailed. It was a very well done Sci-Fi story... so rare to find these days. I honestly cannot recommend it enough.

-R.

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Matt: "What's the difference Jed? Huh? What's the difference between us and them?"Jed: "The difference is...We...LIVE HERE!"